In re the Detention of Ernesto Leyva

FILED May 6, 2014 In the Office of the Clerk of Court W A State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE In re the Detention of: ) ) No. 30853-7-111 ) ERNESTO LEYVA, ) ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION ) Appellant. ) SIDDOWAY, C.J. Ernesto Leyva appeals his civil commitment under the sexually violent predator (SVP) statute, chapter 71.09 RCW. He raises constitutional challenges to the SVP statute as vague, to the State's evidence as falling short ofthat required by due process, and to the court's evidentiary rulings and instructions. Most of his…